And it's unanimous, Edward is a douche! Thank you to those who have offered ideas of how Alice and Rosalie could dispose of him, I love how your minds work!
Still mentally kicking myself for not being able to do more for Alice, I don't bother going home to an empty house to wallow. Instead, I opt for the relative solace of the book store that offers a plethora of mindless tasks to keep me busy.
After letting myself in through the back door, I toss my purse onto the front counter just as my phone alerts me to a new message. Thinking that it has to be Emmett, I flip it open and see that it's actually from Alice.
Just wanted to say that I'm sorry for putting you in the middle of my problems like that. Will call you when he's gone. A~
"Like that helps," I grumble, flashes of the movie Practical Magic pulsing in my brain, "Maybe we should just kill him and bury him in someone's garden, no resurrection required. Problem solved."
Taking heed of her subtle hint to wait for her to initiate contact, I close my phone without answering and sit it down on the counter. I weave my through the store and get the laptop from Bella's office, then bring it back to the front so I have more room to work.
Lifting up the top of the machine with one hand, I use the other to turn on the radio to dispel the eerie silence that has begun to press down around me. The poppy melody of Soul Coughing's 'Circles' floats into the empty room, dispelling the oppressive air as I get to work. I hadn't lied to Alice when I'd told her that Emmett had already done most of the inventory already, but in the spirit of things, I spend a few hours re-checking his numbers thoroughly before printing out the spreadsheet to keep on file.
It's quarter to four in the morning when a light rapping on the glass door causes me to simultaneously jump and yelp. I spin around to see Alice's pale and rain soaked features pressed up against the glass. Instantly, I run across the space and unlock the door.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I grimace at my indignant tone but press on, "What if Edward or his goon followed you? And where's Ness?"
Then I notice the scrapes on the side of her face and the cast on her left arm.
I'm going to kill Edward Masen.